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Santa Fe Council On International Relations Presents WorldQuest 2015 College Bowl Style Trivia Game

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CIR News:

Join the Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) for its fourth annual WorldQuest 2015, a College Bowl-style game of international trivia, played in teams of eight.

This event is 5:45-9:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 in the Jemez Room at Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Ave. Reservations are required by Wednesday, Feb. 18. It’s a fun way to test your knowledge of world affairs!

Last February, CIR hosted its third WorldQuest quiz competition and dinner event. Six teams of eight joined in the fun. They were asked to answer multiple choice questions covering a range of political, Read More

Partners Launch $2 Million Open Innovation Challenge

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Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and Standards and Acting NIST Director Willie May speaks to reporters at a news conference in Phoenix, Ariz., held in conjunction with Super Bowl XLIX. May was jointly announcing with the National Football League, GE and Under Armour a new effort called Head Health Challenge III, an open competition to advance materials that better absorb or dissipate energy. Photo by Porter/NIST

NIST News:

NEW YORK – The NFL, GE and Under Armour announced Thursday that they have joined with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards Read More

Energy Department Announces Five Year Funding Renewal For First Energy Innovation Hub

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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

DOE News:

  • Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors to Receive up to $121.5 Million

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In support of the President’s call during his State of the Union Address to advance an all-of-the-above energy strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Friday it would renew funding, subject to congressional appropriations, for the Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), an Energy Innovation Hub established in 2010 to develop advanced computing capabilities that serve as a virtual version Read More

IRS Warns About Donating To Fake Charities

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IRS News:

PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently warned taxpayers about groups masquerading as charitable organizations to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors.

“When making a donation, taxpayers should take a few extra minutes to ensure their hard-earned money goes to legitimate and currently eligible charities,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. “IRS.gov has the tools taxpayers need to check out the status of charitable organizations.”

Phony charity organizations are included the IRS “Dirty Dozen” list for the 2015 tax filing season. Compiled Read More

Watch Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni Of Los Alamos On Video Offering Nuclear Weapons To Venezuela

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Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni meeting with ‘Jimenez’ in a hotel room. Screen shot/FBI video

In FBI undercover video and audio recordings, Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni of Los Alamos explains to undercover agent Jimenez that he had a “top of the top” clearance and that he held a security clearance from the Department of Defense and from the Department of Energy.

Mascheroni, 79, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, was recently sentenced to 60 months in prison for Atomic Energy Act and other violations relating to his communication of classified nuclear Read More

Heinrich: Strengthen Worker Overtime Protections

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

“Too many Americans are working longer and harder without anything to show for their efforts in their paychecks.” —U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., joined a group of 26 senators in supporting updating overtime rules to ensure more middle-class workers are paid fairly for overtime hours.

In a letter to President Obama, the senators urged the administration to increase the income threshold to $56,680 per year to strengthen overtime protections for millions more middle-class workers.

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Udall Joins Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

 U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has announced that he will join the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The subcommittee holds jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, and is responsible for producing one of 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the federal government’s programs and responsibilities.

Udall will continue to serve on other subcommittees that allocate key funding for programs important to New Mexico:

  • the Subcommittee on Agriculture;
  • Rural Development;
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White House: 15 Solar Market Pathways Projects

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WHITE HOUSE News:

  • Empowering Communities To Deploy Solar

WASHINGTON D.C.— The White House has announced 15 Solar Market Pathways projects to pursue various approaches to developing actionable solar deployment plans and strategies to promote deployment at residential, community, and commercial scales—from expanding shared or community solar programs and local financing mechanisms to integrating solar energy generation into communities’ emergency response plans.

Aimed at cutting the non-hardware “soft costs” of solar – such as permitting, financing, and connecting to Read More

DOE Announces Technology To Market Funding

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DOE News:

Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative aims to boost American competitiveness

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The $45 million Technology to Market funding opportunity is part of the Department’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, aimed at boosting American competitiveness and supporting a strong domestic, clean energy manufacturing sector.

This funding opportunity combines three historically separate SunShot Initiative funding programs—Incubator, Solar Manufacturing Technology, and Scaling Up Nascent PV at Home— into one that will support projects Read More

DOE Announces New Partners In Energy Efficiency

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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

DOE News:

  • New partners commit to improving efficiency by 20 percent over 10 years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Energy Department announced that more than 20 new partners have committed to improving energy efficiency across their respective building portfolios by 20 percent over the next 10 years.

These new partners, including the six multifamily partners announced by the White House, bring with them fresh perspective and leadership in newly represented sectors, spanning more than 70 million square feet of fast-food,

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